The Open Space Institute and Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust announced the acquisition of the 104-acre Peregrine Tract along the southern face of Whiteside Mountain. Permanent protection of the property ...

This story was updated Dec. 24 to include a quote from NC DHHS. Between 2017 and 2025, Swain County Law Enforcement Center failed 13 of 16 biannual inspections, according to Disability Rights North ...

Ten North Carolina Veterinary practices were recently awarded grants to help support their large animal practices. This $130,000 recurring fund was created by the N.C. General Assembly in 2023 and is ...

What are omega 3-fatty acids? They are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA’s) that can be found in various foods. What are the health benefits? There have been a variety of claims about the benefits of ...

Nearly 15 months after Hurricane Helene tore through rural Appalachia, North Carolina recovery officials said in a Dec. 15 ...

Western Carolina University Athletics welcomed more than 1,000 Jackson County Public Schools students to campus for its annual “Education Days” basketball games — bringing early holiday cheer and an ...

Backcountry rangers Lydia Williams and Jordan Gibeault have almost reached their destination, Kephart Prong Shelter, when ...

Winter weather has arrived in Western North Carolina and the snow guns are blasting at the Cataloochee Ski Area in Haywood ...

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has launched the Western NC Recovery Grants Program to help communities affected ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is advising residents that it is illegal to keep deer as pets and unwise to try to tame deer. Several incidents have occurred across the state this year ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is celebrating 100 years and revamping its community supporters program. The Macon County Public Library has been an A.T. supporter since 2014, and recently renewed ...

Count me among those who are proud that Jackson County has two fully accessible certified forest therapy trails, two of only 21 worldwide with that particular certification. One is a mile-long paved ...